The facility would replace the aging and crowded Oahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi, but critics say criminal justice reform should be the priority.

The county permitting department said it had no idea one of its inspectors was approving his own company’s work.

During his long career, Menor served as chair of the Honolulu City Council and as a state lawmaker.

Only a fraction of cemeteries on the island are licensed by the state and not all have a perpetual care fund to cover maintenance costs after the cemetery fills up.

The city knew the shutdown was coming but didn’t upgrade the meters quickly enough.

Festivities at Honolulu Hale overshadowed a new rule that allows council members to avoid precisely saying if they support or oppose a motion.

A decade after they received city funding, North Shore participants in Hawaii鈥檚 oldest sport are still waiting for a facility.